New research "boldly goes" where physicists have never gone before, suggesting what would happen to the space around a failing warp drive.
Science fiction fans are more than familiar with the concept of a "warp drive," a device that allows spacecraft to travel at velocities faster than light, aka so-called "superluminal" speeds. These instruments are typically written as being able to manipulate the very fabric of space and time, or spacetime. Yet, even hard-core sci-fi aficionados may be surprised to learn there are a few theoretical musings about warp drives in true science as well. The most famous example is Mexican physicist Miguel Alcubierre's "Alcubierre drive."
